A Northwoods elementary student was still recovering Friday after being hit by a car Wednesday afternoon while walking home from school.

Shykeim Davis, 9, of Dudley Court, received eye damage, head trauma and injuries to both his legs in the crash.

Shykeim was walking home from NorthwoodsElementary School — an eight-tenths of a mile trek — like he normally does when he was struck by a 1998 Chrysler.

“I was crossing the road when a car came out of nowhere. I don’t remember what happened after that,” Shykeim said. He sat in a wheelchair in his grandparents’ living room, which had been made into a temporary recuperation area for him including the sofa being converted into an easy-access bed.

Shykeim, who has lived with his grandparents since he was 1, had deep abrasions on his face and forehead and bandages on his left elbow and both knees. He seemed to be in pain and drowsy Friday while playing X-Box and eating a plate of chicken.

After the wreck he was transported to OnslowMemorialHospital. His grandmother, Ernestine Carlton, said doctors there were amazing with her grandson.

“The doctors, the nurses, everyone at the hospital were just great,” his grandmother said.

She said Shykeim was doing better Thursday but then couldn’t sleep at all Thursday night.

In 1998, the Carltons’ 4-year-old –daughter, Shauquana Alysia Carlton, was hit and killed by a car after darting into the path of an oncoming car. She was trying to join other students on the other side of Smith Road who were walking to SilverdaleElementary School in Maysville, according to archived news reports.

She was hit a few yards from her home.

Shykeim’s grandmother said the ordeal reminded her of the death of her daughter.

“I’ve been crying for days,” she said. “But I don’t want Shykeim to see me crying.”

His grandfather, Morris Carlton, said all he could think about when he heard Shykeim had been hit was that he was dead like Shauquana.